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Seaside Beach

Seaside Beach, a beach in Connecticut
Seaside Beach, a beach in ConnecticutJllm06 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Seaside Beach is a beach in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Moose Hill stands 198 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Seaside Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 4.6 miles off.

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beach in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Wikidata Q31811120, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates41.15848, -73.20262

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Perry Memorial Archway: 0.7 mi
  • Gustave Whitehead First In Flight: 1.0 mi
  • Pro Patria: 1.4 mi
  • Clinton Park Militia Grounds Bicentenial Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Joseph Cardinal Mindzenty: 1.7 mi
Gardens
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 0.9 mi
  • Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 2.7 mi
  • Westport Community Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 7.1 mi
Museums
Beaches
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Gypsy Springs Open Space: 1.8 mi
  • Ash Creek Open Space: 1.8 mi
  • The Preserve at Saint Mary's-by-the-Sea: 1.8 mi
  • Ash Creek Open Space: 1.9 mi
  • New England Avenue Playground: 2.0 mi
Artworks: 36
  • Heron: 6.0 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 7.2 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 7.2 mi
  • Mother Mary: 7.4 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 26
  • Farmill River Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Cascades: 9.3 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Cascade: 9.7 mi
  • Cascade: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Burr Homestead: 2.8 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 9.0 mi
  • Earthplace: 9.3 mi
  • 3-town marker: 11.8 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Picnic Grove: 3.8 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 8.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 10.7 mi
  • Oak Grove: 11.0 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 11.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 11.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 14.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 14.7 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Seaside Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillN 359°198 m12.0 mi
Israel HillN 6°192 m11.8 mi
Bugg HillN 356°189 m11.5 mi
Tashua HillNNW 341°179 m7.5 mi
Walnut Tree HillN 10°171 m10.4 mi
Round HillNNW 327°170 m7.7 mi
Hirams HillNNW 342°167 m10.1 mi
Booth HillN 6°160 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340506070767568564637
Precip in3.23.14.14.23.63.83.34.04.03.83.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 4 mi away.

Tides

Mean tidal range 6.75 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Black Rock Harbor, CT, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/324579986

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